Unit 3 Containment Shield Plug Leaking, Possibly Moved
TEPCO investigated the large concrete shield plug in the north east corner of the 1st floor. The plug is partially
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140 New Enhanced Images Inside Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Inspection
We have about 140 images from the video investigation of unit 2 on April 18 using the Topy robot. The
Read moreUnit 2 Robot Investigation Of Torus
TEPCO has released two photos and no other details of the robot investigation into the torus room (suppression chamber) area
Read moreTEPCO To Send Robot Into Unit 2 Suppression Pool Wednesday
Tepco has stated they will send a robot into the suppression pool area of unit 2 to check for damage.
Read moreJapan’s Politicians & Advisors Behind The Reactor Restarts
While there has been an almost hyper-focus on METI minister Yukio Edano related to the issue of reactor restarts and
Read moreUnit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Videos & Enhanced Images
TEPCO finally released the videos of the unit 3 spent fuel pool. The videos do give a better look at
Read moreJapan’s Perplexing Reactor Restarts; Where Are We Going And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
As the Japanese government has been rushing to restart nuclear reactors everyone is asking the same question. Why? It really
Read moreJapan Central Government May Restart Reactors Next Week
The central government appears poised to restart the nuclear reactors at Oi as early as next week. This article by
Read moreEvacuees Still Living In Evacuation Centers, Limbo
300 people are still living in an evacuation center. Most are elderly and from Futaba. A few simply can not
Read moreEarly Reactor Data Archive
METI released a series of documents TEPCO had faxed to them during the early days of the disaster. These came
Read moreNamie Local Government May File Criminal Charges Against Fukushima Prefecture
Namie may file criminal charges of professional negligence against the Fukushima prefecture government and the central government. Both the central
Read moreReactor Restart Push Heats Up In Japan
Edano may have an evil twin. One day he is stating that he is against the reactor restarts, the next
Read moreKansai To Spend 2.5 Billion Dollars To Upgrade Reactor Safety
Kansai has said they will spend more than 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion) to upgrade safety at their 11 reactors. The
Read moreWHOI Pacific Contamination Paper, It Is In The Details
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute recently released their paper on Fukushima Daiichi related contamination in the Pacific. The full paper can
Read moreStreet Art Hits Chernobyl
Street artist Combo took a trip to Chernobyl with posters in hand. All of the posters were copies of various
Read moreNRC May Have Not Disclosed Massive Damage At Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant
A set of correspondence from the nonukes’yall email list (copied at end of the article) cites much larger and more devastating flood
Read more3,070 bq/m Of Stonium 90 In Soil In Okuma
3070 bq/m of stronium 90 in soil Okuma. Previous tests found 999 bq/m in Okuma so the levels are rising.
Read moreEdano; End Nuclear Power. KEPCO Overstating Power Shortage Risk
Trade minister Edano made the statements Friday, after the new rushed safety guidelines were announced, he said that Japan should
Read moreJapan Government Releases New Last Minute Safety Measures
The new safety measures introduced at the last minute intended to sway local governors to allow the Oi reactor to
Read moreJapan Government’s Nuclear Kabuki
The Japanese government failed to put in place the needed changes to launch the planned new nuclear agency. This new
Read moreFire At French Nuclear Reactor
The Penly nuclear reactor in northwestern France caught fire earlier today. The fire began due to an oil leak in
Read moreFt. Calhoun More Work & Repairs Will Take Until Fall, No Restart Date
Ft. Calhoun staff and NRC officials announced that the list of inspections and repairs will now take until fall of
Read moreFukushima Animal Rescue Farm Needs Volunteers
Farm Arcadia was established in the edge of the exclusion zone to give the abandoned farm animals somewhere safe to
Read moreMore Leaking Water, Contaminated School Lunch And Hosono Runs Out Of Excuses
12 tons of water contaminated with stronium leaked from the water handling systems at Fukushima Daiichi and some may have
Read moreStorm Damage At Fukushima Daiichi And Onagawa
Yesterday’s storm that rolled across Japan caused considerable damage, deaths and injuries. Fukushima Daiichi wasn’t totally immune. The tent that
Read moreYou Can Go Home Very Soon, Or Maybe Not
Since March 11 of last year the Japanese government has been telling people they will be able to return to
Read moreMETI Releases Partial Report Of Fukushima Internet Spying Project
Advertising agency Asatsu-DK produced a report to METI of their internet spying program. The agency was contracted to snoop on public
Read moreStorm Hitting Japan Causing Deaths, Damage And Increasing Radiation Readings.
Japan Today is now reporting 3 deaths and 303 injuries associated with the storm passing over Japan today. Trucks have
Read more84% Think Japan Nuclear Stress Tests Insufficient, Noda Weakens On Restarts
Mainichi ran a recent poll that showed 84% of the public does consider the Japanese government’s stress tests to be
Read moreFukushima To Be Hit With Typhoon Strength Storm Soon
Possibly in the next 8-10 hours a large “low” will come across the sea of Japan, causing high winds at
Read moreNew Gamma Camera To Be Used At Fukushima
JAXA and TEPCO have developed a new gamma camera that should help check buildings and plant grounds for hot spots.
Read moreUS BWR Reactor Experiments Show Nuclear Accidents In Small Scale
Dean found this amazing footage of the BORAX experiments done at Idaho National Lab in the 1950’s. The “reactors” are
Read moreUS Nuclear Hits More Difficulties
The NRC did the unusual action of banning the restart of a reactor. San Onofre can not restart until they
Read moreTEPCO Signs Deal With Sanrio For New Water Park & Health Spa
TEPCO has signed a deal with Hello Kitty purveyor Sanrio on an indoor water park and health spa at the
Read moreSunday News Roundup – April 1 Version (No Fooling)
Politics Still Evolving Japan’s New nuclear agency now isn’t happening. It was not clear if there will be any attempts
Read moreUN Food Program To Buy Contaminated Food, Send To School Lunch Programs
This plan has been bouncing around Japan’s government for months. They think it would be a good idea to send
Read moreNuclear Industry Turns Away From Nuclear Power
In two rather surprising admissions this week some major players in the nuclear industry have denounced nuclear power as being
Read moreOur Unit 2 Rough Estimation Of Radiation Levels In Containment
These estimations are very rough calculations. They give an idea about how high the radiation in the pedestal below the
Read moreThe Impending US Nuclear Disaster
The US and their aging reactor fleet has been the subject of much discussion including the safety of running these
Read moreUnit 2 Scope Results; What We Found
The second unit 2 scope project has been completed. TEPCO has released this PDF report on the project. Now in English here.
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